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The TennesseanWed, 19 Mar 2014 00:26:17 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6Brentwood set to share offensive wealthhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/high-school-sports/2010/07/26/brentwood-set-to-share-offensive-wealth/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/high-school-sports/2010/07/26/brentwood-set-to-share-offensive-wealth/#commentsMon, 26 Jul 2010 23:57:53 +0000Maurice Pattonhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/high-school-sports/?p=945Entering preseason practice, one of the personnel losses from Brentwood’s Class 6A state semifinal team is bruising tailback Jeremy Coffey, who rushed for 1,597 yards and 20 touchdowns — both among the top six totals in Middle Tennessee last season.

While Ron Crawford doesn’t see any one player filling that type of statistical void for this year’s Bruins, the veteran coach has some ideas as to how his team can offset it.

“Going in, it’s going to be more about Clay,” Crawford said, referring to junior quarterback Clay Webber. “And we’ve got to spread it around more. We may not have a guy that carries it 25 times, but we may have two or three guys that carry it 10 or 15 times each. And Clay may have to carry it more. We may become more quarterback-dominant.”

Webber rushed for just 53 yards last season, while throwing for 1,339 yards and nine touchdowns.

To help bolster the running game, offensive lineman Lucas Patrick has been moved from right tackle to right guard — at least, for right now.

“I’m not sure that’s the best thing, but we’re going to try it,” Crawford said. “We’ve been seeing a lot of big (defensive) guys inside and not getting a lot of movement, so we decided to get some of our smaller guys out on the edge.”

As it stands, Brentwood’s two biggest offensive linemen will be its guards — Patrick at 6-4, 283 pounds, and senior classmate Tristan Dodds at 6-3, 258. Senior Andrew Smith (6-1, 215) is currently set to start at center, with senior Christian Cardwell (6-6, 250) at left tackle and junior Jacob Poag (5-11, 188) at right tackle.